The relationship between cognitive functioning, age and employment in people with severe mental illnesses in an urban area in India: A longitudinal study.

Although there is substantial evidence of the association between cognitive impairment and work in people with severe mental illnesses (SMI) in developed countries, less is known about this relationship in developing countries such as India. Studies showing higher rates of employment in people with SMI in developing countries than developed ones raise the question of whether cognitive functioning is related to work status and characteristics of work (e.g.

A 1-year prospective study of employment in people with severe mental illnesses receiving public sector psychiatric services in India.

Objective: Limited research has been conducted on the long-term course of employment in people with severe mental illnesses (SMI) in developing countries such as India. To inform the development of culturally appropriate vocational services in India we prospectively evaluated work status, perceived benefits, and problems related to work in employed participants, and interest in work, barriers to work, and desired job supports among unemployed participants over a 1-year period.

Methods: We conducted semistructured interviews with 150 individuals with SMI (90% schizophrenia-schizoaffective) receiving psychiatric outpatient services at a public hospital in an urban district in India at baseline and followed up 1 year later.

A longitudinal analysis of employment in people with severe mental illnesses in India.

Purpose: Little is known about the longitudinal trajectories of employment in people with severe mental illnesses (SMI) in developing countries, including India. We examined stability and change in work status, interest in work, problems and benefits related to work among employed participants, and barriers and desired job supports among unemployed participants.

Methods: We conducted a one-year follow-up with 550 participants with SMI receiving psychiatric outpatient treatment in two hospitals in two districts in India.

Employment in people with severe mental illnesses receiving public sector psychiatric services in India.

The limited literature on employment in people with severe mental illnesses (SMI) in developing countries suggests higher rates than in developed countries. The present study explored rates and associated characteristics of work in people receiving public psychiatric services. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 150 individuals with SMI (90% schizophrenia-spectrum) receiving public outpatient psychiatric services in an urban district in western India to evaluate employment.

Employment functioning in people with severe mental illnesses living in urban vs. rural areas in India.

Purpose: Research on employment in people with severe mental illnesses (SMI) in developing countries is sparse and largely limited to employment rates. We conducted a comprehensive study of work, interest in work, and perceived benefits and barriers to work in people with SMI in India.

Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 550 individuals with SMI receiving private psychiatric outpatient services in two districts in western India, one urban (Pune) and the other rural (Ahmednagar).

Disclosure of mental illness to prospective employers: Clinical, psychosocial, and work correlates in persons receiving supported employment.

Deciding whether to disclose one's psychiatric disorder to a prospective employer is a complex decision for people with severe mental illness seeking to return to work, with potential advantages and disadvantages. The present study examined the rates, patterns, and correlates of disclosure in 51 participants (74.5% schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder) receiving high fidelity Individual Placement Support (IPS) who obtained competitive work over a two-year study period.